8/21/1953, SCH53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Hawks 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 5 1 1953 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 Hawks AB R H BI AVG Blues AB R H BI AVG Schoendienst 2b 4 2 3 1 .389 Mueller lf 3 0 0 0 .315 Hamner ss 4 0 1 1 .286 Wertz rf 2 0 0 0 .272 Sauer rf 3 0 2 0 .275 Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0 .290 Zernial lf 4 1 1 1 .299 Courtney c 4 0 1 0 .296 Vernon 1b 4 0 0 0 .362 Evers cf 4 0 1 0 .169 Jones,W 3b 4 0 0 0 .237 Baker,F 3b 4 0 1 0 .256 Snider cf 3 0 0 0 .357 Bridges 2b 3 0 0 0 .235 Grasso c 4 0 0 0 .302 Brown,T ss 2 0 0 0 .000 Gomez p 3 0 0 0 .220 Boyd ph 1 0 0 0 .321 33 3 7 3 Runnels ss 0 0 0 0 .228 Raffensberger p 2 0 0 0 .104 Campanella ph 1 0 1 0 .327 Newsom p 0 0 0 0 .000 30 0 4 0 Hawks INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Gomez W 12-6 9.0 4 0 0 3 4 137 76 4.31 9.0 4 0 0 3 4 137 76 Blues INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Raffensberger L 4-12 8.0 7 3 3 2 0 114 73 5.38 Newsom 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 1.00 9.0 7 3 3 2 0 125 79 KCB: Boyd batted for Brown,T in the 7th Runnels inserted at ss in the 8th Campanella batted for Raffensberger in the 8th E-Brown,T. 2B-Schoendienst(22), Hamner(27). HR-Schoendienst(21), Zernial(40). RBI-Schoendienst(72), Hamner(64), Zernial(135). K-Courtney, Brown,T, Raffensberger 2. BB-Sauer, Snider, Mueller, Wertz 2. GWRBI: Hamner Temperature: 76, Sky: clear, Wind: in from right at 16 MPH. 8/21/1953, SCH53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Hawks 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 5 1 1953 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 Hawks -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Schoendienst 2b 1>8 S D 8>HR Hamner ss 43 note 1 63 63 Sauer rf S 43 6>S W Zernial lf 43 4>HR note 2 7 Vernon 1b 2>43 7 9 8 Jones,W 3b 43 13 7>6 9>Newsom 8 Snider cf 8 63 W 7 Grasso c 3>9 5>53 4/L 6 Gomez p 31 31 43 1: D.1-H;B-3(e6/th) 2: 6/ldp.1x1(63) Blues -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Mueller lf 1>W 23 53 63.1-2 Wertz rf W.1-2 W 6>8 43.2-3 Adcock 1b 8 43 8 43 Courtney c S.2-3;1-2 4>k(23) 5/L 9>9 Evers cf 643/gdp S 7>41 63 Baker,F 3b 2>53 9 S 3/fl Bridges 2b 8 5 64/f.B-1 Brown,T ss 5/L 5>k Boyd ph 53 Runnels ss Raffensberger p 3>k k Campanella ph 8>S Newsom p Hawks IN OUT ER Blues IN OUT ER Gomez A1 D6 0 W 12-6 Raffensberger A1 D5 3 L 4-12 Newsom D6 D8 0 8/21/1953, SCH53-KCB53, game 1, Griffith Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1953 Hawks 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 5 1 1953 Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 6 1 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Hawks batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Schoendienst flied out to center (CX) 0-0 1 --- 22 Hamner grounded out to second (FBBFX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Sauer lined a single to right (BBFFX) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Zernial grounded out to second (FBBX) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Mueller walked (BCCBBB) 0-0 0 1-- 30 Wertz walked, Mueller to second (BBBB) 0-0 0 12- 01 Adcock flied out to center (FbX) 0-0 1 12- 01 Courtney singled to shallow left, Mueller to third, Wertz to second (FX) 0-0 1 123 00 Evers grounded into a double play, Hamner to Schoendienst to Vernon (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Hawks batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Vernon grounded out to second (FX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Jones,W grounded out to second (BFX) 0-0 2 --- 21 Snider flied out to center (CBBX) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Blues batting 0-0 0 --- 30 Baker,F grounded out to third (BBBX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Bridges popped out to center (BSSX) 0-0 2 --- 22 Brown,T lined out to third (BSFBX) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Hawks batting 0-0 0 --- 02 Grasso flied out to right (CFFX) 0-0 1 --- 11 Gomez grounded out to first (FBX) 0-0 2 --- 32 Schoendienst lined a single to shallow left (FBBFBX) 0-0 2 1-- 21 Hamner doubled deep to left, Schoendienst scored, Hamner to third on an error by the shortstop Brown,T (CBBX) 1-0 2 --3 12 Sauer grounded out to second (CBFFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Blues batting 1-0 0 --- 02 Raffensberger struck out (FFS) 1-0 1 --- 32 Mueller grounded out to the catcher (SFFFFBBFFFBX) 1-0 2 --- 32 Wertz walked (BBCBCFB) 1-0 2 1-- 21 Adcock grounded out to second (BCBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Hawks batting 1-0 0 --- 00 Zernial homered deep to left (X) 2-0 0 --- 20 Vernon lined out to left (BBX) 2-0 1 --- 00 Jones,W grounded out to the mound (X) 2-0 2 --- 11 Snider grounded out to short (CBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Blues batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Courtney struck out, Grasso to Vernon (CBFFBS) 2-0 1 --- 20 Evers grounded a single between third and short (BBX) 2-0 1 1-- 22 Baker,F flied out to right (BFFBX) 2-0 2 1-- 21 Bridges popped out to third (FBBX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Hawks batting 2-0 0 --- 12 Grasso grounded out to third (BFFX) 2-0 1 --- 12 Gomez grounded out to first (FFFBFFX) 2-0 2 --- 11 Schoendienst lined a double to right center (BCX) 2-0 2 -2- 20 Hamner grounded out to short (BBX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Blues batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Brown,T struck out (CSBBS) 2-0 1 --- 22 Raffensberger struck out (BCBSC) 2-0 2 --- 10 Mueller grounded out to third (BX) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Hawks batting 2-0 0 --- 22 Sauer lined a single to right center (BCFFBX) 2-0 0 1-- 00 Zernial lined into a double play, Brown,T to Adcock, Sauer out at first (X) 2-0 2 --- 12 Vernon popped out to right (CBCX) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Blues batting 2-0 0 --- 11 Wertz lined out to center (SBX) 2-0 1 --- 31 Adcock flied out to center (BSBBX) 2-0 2 --- 22 Courtney lined out to third (BBCFFX) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Hawks batting 2-0 0 --- 11 Jones,W popped out to short (BCX) 2-0 1 --- 32 Snider walked (FBBCBB) 2-0 1 1-- 01 Grasso lined out to second (CX) 2-0 2 1-- 01 Gomez grounded out to second (CX) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Blues batting 2-0 0 --- 00 Evers grounded out to second (X) 2-0 1 --- 21 Baker,F lined a single between third and short (BBCX) 2-0 1 1-- 21 Bridges grounded to short, forcing Baker,F at second, Bridges to first (BCBX) Boyd pinch hitting for Brown,T 2-0 2 1-- 12 Boyd grounded out to third (CFFBX) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Hawks batting Runnels now playing shortstop 2-0 0 --- 21 Schoendienst homered deep to left (BFBX) 3-0 0 --- 20 Hamner grounded out to short (BBX) 3-0 1 --- 32 Sauer walked (CSFBBBFB) 3-0 1 1-- 00 Zernial flied out to left (X) 3-0 2 1-- 10 Vernon flied out to center (BX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Blues batting Campanella pinch hitting for Raffensberger 3-0 0 --- 30 Campanella lined a single to left (BBBX) 3-0 0 1-- 01 Mueller grounded out to short, Campanella to second (FX) 3-0 1 -2- 30 Wertz grounded out to second, Campanella to third (BBBX) 3-0 2 --3 20 Adcock grounded out to second (BBX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Hawks batting Newsom now pitching 3-0 0 --- 21 Jones,W flied out to center (BBFX) 3-0 1 --- 31 Snider lined out to left (BFBBX) 3-0 2 --- 01 Grasso popped out to short (CX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Blues batting 3-0 0 --- 21 Courtney flied out to right (BBSX) 3-0 1 --- 21 Evers grounded out to short (BBSX) 3-0 2 --- 21 Baker,F popped out to first (BBFX)